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sum5

Language/Type: Java arrays
Author: Marty Stepp (on 2020/04/08)

Write a static method named sum5 that accepts an array of integers as a parameter and returns a new array of length 5 that contains a series of sums. The first value in the result should be the sum of every fifth number in the list starting with the first number (1st, 6th, 11th, 16th, etc), the second value in the result should be the sum of every fifth number in the list starting with the second number (2nd, 7th, 12th, 17th, etc), the third value in the result should be the sum of every fifth number in the list starting with the third number (3rd, 8th, 13th, 18th, etc), and so on.

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This is a method problem. Write a Java method as described. Do not write a complete program or class; just the method(s) above.

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